President Trump signed an executive order Friday afternoon which could potentially lead to former active duty military members being recalled into service.
This order grants the Defense Secretary the authority to order up members but as of now, there is no indication of anyone being called up.
“Decisions about which individuals may be activated are still being reviewed. Generally, these members will be persons in headquarters units and persons with high demand medical capabilities whose call-up would not adversely affect their civilian communities,” Chief Pentagon Spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement.”
“This is a dynamic situation, we do not currently have a projected number of expected activations, but the Department is now fully authorized to make activations as needed. We will provide updates as they become available,” Hoffman added.
In most cases, after concluding their military obligations, service members will enter into what is known as the Individual Ready Reserve.
Some context: That ready reserve status requires no active participation, leading the vast majority of service members to consider being in that status the same as being out of the military.
Most service members are in that designation for a period of years.
There have been a handful of cases in the past where members of this reserve have been called up for active duty — such as during the height of both Iraq wars.
Usually this is used when the military needs some specific skill sets.
Iran's coronavirus cases surpass 35,000; death toll over 2,500
Iran has reported 139 more coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the total to 2,517.
At least 3,076 more cases were also recorded, bringing the total number of infected people to 35,409, Iranian Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour announced on state television.
The US believes the real numbers of cases and deaths in the country are higher than those being reported.
Here's some background: Iran declared an intercity travel ban starting Thursday for two weeks to help stop the spread of coronavirus
Iran lashes out at US: In a tweet on Monday, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the US is impeding the global fight against coronavirus with its sanctions on Iran.
Domestic violence "very likely" to increase during lockdowns, UN warns
Restrictive measures and lockdowns adopted by a number of countries for extended periods of time intensify the risk of domestic violence, the United Nations has warned.
“It is very likely that rates of widespread domestic violence will increase, as already suggested by initial police and hotline reports," UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Dubravka Simonovic, said in a statement Friday.
"For too many women and children, home can be a place of fear and abuse. That situation worsens considerably in cases of isolation such as the lockdowns imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic,” she said, adding that this could also lead to increased number of "intimate partner femicides."
Simonovic said the risk is "aggravated" at a time when there are fewer or no shelters and help services available for victims. Less community support, fewer police interventions and less access to justice as many courts are closed are also contributing factors, she said.
Furthermore, the emergency measures needed to fight the pandemic have increased women's burden regarding domestic work and the care of children, elderly relatives and sick family members, Simonovic said.
To make matters worse, restrictions of movement, financial constraints and generalized uncertainty embolden perpetrators and provide them with additional power and control,” she said.
Simonovic expressed particular concerns about women at higher risk of domestic violence, such as women with disabilities, undocumented migrant women and victims of trafficking.
As making phone calls might be dangerous in a context of home confinement, helplines can facilitate access by providing online chats and texting services for victims, States should also come up with new and creative solutions to support them,” she said. “Governments must not allow the extraordinary circumstances and restrictive measures against Covid-19 to lead to the violation of women’s right to a life free from violence.”
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